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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 08:10 AM
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Good morning , I just picked up an old chopper with a weird motor on it. I'm looking to see if anyone has any info on it. It has a shovel bottom, and an evo top ,but has four spark plugs. Teo on each side. The heads look like a factory casing not homemade. The old owner said it's a shovelution. Where can I learn more about it and also find a casting number on it? Thanks
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 09:04 AM
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Google is your friend- search “shovelution harley”
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 10:24 AM
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Tried that first. No real luck
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 10:54 AM
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Here's your shovelution right here:

 
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Seriously though, some pics might help.

It wouldn't be impossible to put an Evo top end on a Shovel bottom since they use the same base cylinder hole pattern and single cam valvetrain geometery. Combine that with a crafty machinist who's capable of adding a spark plug to the cylinder head (also not too difficult) and Bob's your Uncle.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 11:10 AM
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Tried that first. No real luck

https://www.axtellsales.com/Shovelution-Cylinders/
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 11:14 AM
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Which shovel '69 or earlier or an AMF bottom end ?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2019 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattbastard
Seriously though, some pics might help.

It wouldn't be impossible to put an Evo top end on a Shovel bottom since they use the same base cylinder hole pattern and single cam valvetrain geometery. Combine that with a crafty machinist who's capable of adding a spark plug to the cylinder head (also not too difficult) and Bob's your Uncle.
We ran STD 5 bolt oval port heads on our 108" Shovel cyls/lower end AHDRA racer.
Changed cam/lifter blocks/lifters/exhaust...........picked up 30 hp over what we had.
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